2 students shot in Philly school gym; 2 boys held

Associated Press

Published 9:00 pm, Friday, January 17, 2014

PHILADELPHIA — A boy and a girl hanging out with a group of fellow students in a high school gym were shot and wounded Friday afternoon, and up to three boys may have been involved in the shooting, police said.

One boy fled and was captured near his home, and one turned himself in later with his family, they said. One more was being sought.

Surveillance video shows a group of about seven students hanging around in the gym when the shooting happened, police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said. It was unclear if the shooting was accidental or intentional, but it "doesn't look like an active shooter type of situation," he said.

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The wounded boy and girl each were shot in an arm, but it was unclear whether one or two shots were fired, Ramsey said. The wounded students, 15 years old, were taken to a hospital near the school, police said. The girl was discharged Friday night, and the boy was listed in stable condition.